Because the code has been licensed under the Eclipse public license rather than the harder-core GPL, device manufacturers will be able to continue to tack on custom features and hardware support without open-sourcing it, which should make them less gun-shy about throwing weight behind the platform -- and considering how badly these guys need to get back into the spotlight, that's a good thing.
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The internet and the WWW could not have taken off in the same way without this open approach.
Britain is still without an Open winner since Lawrie's triumph 11 years ago.
Mr Basescu attacked the government for giving a road contract to a French firm without an open tender, and wants it reviewed.
"Developments of the situation and the circumstances is what will decide the presence of foreign troops in Iraq, but without keeping open-ended dates, " al-Maliki said, according to a statement from his office.
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It is perfectly possible to frame a law that allows suffering people who are close to death to die quickly and peacefully, if they wish, without declaring open season on old folk.
You can add a microSD card next to the battery on the back, but it appears that the mysterious second card slot we saw in the earlier teardown only gave us false hope -- we couldn't find a way to get to it without prying open the housing.
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"I can't turn on the television without seeing me, or open the newspaper without seeing me and, honestly, I'm sick to death of me, " the lawyer said.
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There is also a way to view the contents of files without having to open them.
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You can now click a URL directly from your timeline without having to open the related tweet.
For example, users will be able to preview a movie file without having to open up QuickTime.
Users can view changes, notes and edits from all collaborators in the FileSpace without having to open the file.
It is not unknown for a stock exchange to open without any stocks.
Wards should and do offer flexible visiting to recognise some patients' and families needs without formalising completely open visiting.
Under the plans, badgers will be shot in the open without first being trapped in cages which is current practice.
Of course it remains to be seen if that can be done without destroying the open and innovative crowdfunding culture.
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Under the plans the animals will be shot in the open without first being trapped in cages, which is current practice.
What happens to their rosy world when bitcoin exchanges can no longer operate in the open without fear of State retaliation?
"I just wanted to be able to see my jewelry and have it open without being too revealing, " says Ms. MacLane.
In the 23 overs they faced before stumps, England added another 118 without loss to open up a lead of 291.
QuickMemoTM allows users the ability to instantly jot memos or notes from any screen, without having to open a separate application.
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It's a way to stay current without having to open the notebook.
Both models will include an instant-on external WiFi finder, so you can find a working network without having to open and boot up your laptop.
We have to learn how to compromise a lock that appears (and is supposed to be) impossible to open without the correct key or code.
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He holds a patent on a solution that can preserve organs and one on an aortic valve that can be implanted without highly invasive open-heart surgery.
He also unveiled Quick Look, a feature which lets users preview files, such as movies, photos and documents, without having to open up a related application.
When fish from Boston reach Newark, a clerk can--without even cracking open the bay door--wave an electronic reader and learn whether the fish got too warm en route.
Air View allows users to hover with the S Pen over an email, S Planner, image gallery, or video to preview the content without having to open it.
Much more representative is the 1994 line-up, an efficient, well-organised side which in conditions of intense heat managed to press the opposition without leaving itself open at the back.
Take Paul Lauterbur and Peter Mansfield's invention, magnetic resonance imaging, which has transformed almost every area of surgery, allowing doctors to see inside a patient's body without cutting it open first.
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